Binnya Ran II
Binnya Ran II ဒုတိယ ဗညားရံ | |
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King of Hanthawaddy | |
Reign | 1492–1526 |
Predecessor | Dhammazedi |
Successor | Takayutpi |
Born |
c. February 1469 Tuesday, 830 ME[1] Pegu (Bago) |
Died |
1526 (aged 57) 888 ME[2] Pegu |
Issue |
Takayutpi Smim Htaw |
House | Wareru |
Father | Dhammazedi |
Mother | Yaza Dewi II of Hanthawaddy |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Binnya Ran II (Burmese: ဒုတိယ ဗညားရံ, pronounced: [dṵtḭja̰ bəɲá jàɴ]; Mon: ဗညားရာံ; 1469–1526) the 17th king of the Kingdom of Hanthawaddy in Burma from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death.[3]
During the confusion of Binnya Ran's ascension, Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo who at the time was a vassal of Ava, without King Minkhaung II's permission, sent a probing raid into Hanthawaddy territory. Binnya Ran II sent in a retaliatory raid of the city of Toungoo itself.[4] After the show of force, Hanthawaddy was free of any incursions.
In 1501, he assembled an army of thousands to travel up the Irrawaddy river to pay pilgrimage to the Shwezigon Pagoda at Pagan inside Ava's territory. When the king of Prome, a small kingdom wedged between Ava and Hanthawaddy, checked him, he replied: "I could conquer both you and Ava but I do not wish. I only wish to worship before the Shwezigon". He returned peacefully after having worshiped there.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Fernquest, Jon (Autumn 2005). "Min-gyi-nyo, the Shan Invasions of Ava (1524–27), and the Beginnings of Expansionary Warfare in Toungoo Burma: 1486–1539" (PDF). SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research. 3 (2).
- Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
- Mon Yazawin (in Burmese) (1922 ed.). Yangon: Burma Publishing Workers Association Press. 1785.
Binnya Ran II Born: 1469 Died: 1526 | ||
Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by Dhammazedi |
King of Hanthawaddy 1492–1526 |
Succeeded by Takayutpi |
Royal titles | ||
Preceded by Dhammazedi |
Heir to the Hanthawaddy Throne 1483–1492 |
Succeeded by Takayutpi |